Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General AnthropologyProfessor Harris - the leading theorist in cultural materialism - bases this comprehensive work on the perspective of thematic and theoretical coherence, giving the book depth and continuity. Speaking directly to students, helpful chapter introductions and end-of-chapter summaries focus on key points before and after reading each chapter. This seventh edition includes meticulous updating of research and scholarship, especially in the very active field of physical anthropology and archaeology. A new feature - "America Now Updates" - turns an anthropological eye on the contemporary U.S., emphasizing the comparative aspects of anthropology and making the discipline relevant to students. |
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Page 87
... modern H. sapiens sapiens did not evolve directly from the ear- lier archaic H. sapiens . Instead , there emerged at about 100,000 B.P. ( before the present ) a robust , chinless , low - browed sub- species known at Homo sapiens ...
... modern H. sapiens sapiens did not evolve directly from the ear- lier archaic H. sapiens . Instead , there emerged at about 100,000 B.P. ( before the present ) a robust , chinless , low - browed sub- species known at Homo sapiens ...
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... modern EARLY MAIZE Modern corn cob on right . FIGURE 11.6 maize , and the results are extremely similar to the earliest corn cobs ( Fig . 11.6 ) . Like modern popcorn , teosinte can be popped by being heated ; it can also be cracked ...
... modern EARLY MAIZE Modern corn cob on right . FIGURE 11.6 maize , and the results are extremely similar to the earliest corn cobs ( Fig . 11.6 ) . Like modern popcorn , teosinte can be popped by being heated ; it can also be cracked ...
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... modern state systems pos- sess powerful techniques for distracting and amusing their citizenry . Through modern media the consciousness of millions of lis- teners , readers , and watchers is often manip- ulated along rather precisely ...
... modern state systems pos- sess powerful techniques for distracting and amusing their citizenry . Through modern media the consciousness of millions of lis- teners , readers , and watchers is often manip- ulated along rather precisely ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
Copyright | |
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